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ArticleBMC neurology2023

Progressive arteriopathy with vasospasm in focal cerebral arteriopathy in childhood: a case report.

Takuma Nishimoto, Fumiaki Oka, Natsumi Fujii, Hirofumi Inoue, Shunji Hasegawa, Masatoshi Yamane, Sadahiro Nomura, Hideyuki Ishihara

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Takuma NishimotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. ntakuma@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp.
Fumiaki OkaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
Natsumi FujiiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
Hirofumi InoueDepartment of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Shunji HasegawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Masatoshi YamaneDepartment of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Sadahiro NomuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
Hideyuki IshiharaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
Yamaguchi University · JPYamaguchi University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFocal cerebral arteriopathy (FCA) is a clinically important disease that often causes progressive arteriopathy. We report a case of FCA with progressive arteriopathy due to arterial shrinkage of the outer diameter found on T2-weighted three-dimensional sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolutions (3D-SPACE) imaging. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 9-year-old girl who developed right hemiparesis. Acute infarction was detected in the basal ganglia. Vascular images revealed stenosis from the distal internal carotid artery (ICA) to the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Intravenous heparin was administered for 8 days, and the symptoms improved. However, 29 days after onset, right hemiparesis transiently developed again and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed progressive stenosis from the ICA to MCA, while 3D-SPACE showed similar shrinkage of the outer diameter. Aspirin was started, and there was no subsequent recurrence. After 12 months, MRA and 3D-SPACE showed improvement of stenosis and arterial shrinkage.

conclusionsGiven the time course, the change in the outer diameter was thought to be vasospasm. Thus, vasospasm may be one of the causes of progressive arteriopathy in FCA.

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Cerebrovascular DisordersVascular DiseasesAspirinChildConstriction, PathologicFemaleHumansMiddle Cerebral ArteryAspirin3D-SPACEFocal cerebral arteriopathyProgressive arteriopathyVasospasm

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